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The following list is a selection of overseas short-term assignments carried out during recent years: | |
Community road maintenance training - Guyana (February and June 2012) | |
Evaluation of the Minor Roads Programme in Kenya (June 1997).
Participated in a three member mission to carry out the final evaluation of the Danida funded component of the MRP. Formulation of a Strategy Document for Labour-based Road Works in Laos (November-December 1996). Preparation of a strategy document on the use labour-based road works technology for the improvement and maintenance of the rural road network in Laos. Programme Formulation Mission to Laos (May-September 1996). Design of a three year rural roads rehabilitation and maintenance programme in three provinces in Laos, funded by the Swedish Government. The assignment included formulation of technical specifications, work methods, appropriate equipment, institutional framework, training and technical assistance requirements. Technical Proposal in Cambodia (June 1996). Participated in the preparation of a technical proposal for a rural infrastructure improvement programme in South-east Cambodia to be financed by the Asian Development Bank. Technical Support Mission to China (March 1996). Providing technical support to UNDP Project CPR/92/162 Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development in Yunnan Province from the perspective of labour-based public works. Project Formulation Mission to Cambodia (February 1996). Negotiating project agreements between UNCDF, UNOPS, UNDP, ILO and the Government for a new phase of the ILO executed labour-based rural infrastructure works programme. |
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Project Formulation Mission to Cambodia
(October 1995). Design of a UNCDF funded rural roads rehabilitation and maintenance programme involving
local small-scale contractors in Northwest Cambodia. Assignment included formulation of technical specifications,
choice of equipment, institutional framework, training programmes and demand for technical assistance. Technical Training in Laos (September 1995). Conducting technical training courses for local engineers and technicians in labour-based road works technology. Assignment also included design and preparation of course programmes, development of training materials, post-course evaluation and finally recommendations for future training. Project Formulation Mission to Cambodia (August 1995). Design of future UNDP financed ILO technical assistance to the Labour-based Rural Infrastructure Rehabilitation Programme. Assignment included preparation of a project document for ILO advisory support on policy matters related to labour-based technology, and a project outline for a UNCDF financed rural road rehabilitation project involving domestic small-scale contractors. Technical Adviser for Labour-based Road Construction and Maintenance Works Programmes in Southern Africa (April to June 1995). Carrying out technical and managerial advisory missions to labour-based road works programmes in Lesotho, Mozambique and Zimbabwe on behalf of the ILO regional advisory programme ASIST. | |
Technical Back-stopping Mission to Solomon Islands
March 1995) providing technical and managerial advisory support to the labour-based feeder road
construction programme on behalf of the ILO Regional Office in Bangkok. Technical Training Consultancy in Laos (February 1995). A one-man mission providing on-site technical and management training to engineers and technicians executing feeder road works, assessing future training demands and designing a training package for the Labour-based Rural Roads Construction and Maintenance Programme in the country. Evaluation of the Labour-based/Light Equipment Supported Rural Infrastructure Programme in Nigeria (November 1994). ILO consultant in a three-member mission team carrying out a final review of the ILO/UNDP labour-based public works programme in Nigeria. Regional Adviser for Labour-based Road Construction and Maintenance Programmes in Eastern and Southern Africa (Nairobi, June to September 1994). Deputising for the Regional Adviser of the ILO Advisory Support, Training and Information Services Programme, ASIST. Duties involved technical advisory missions to labour-based road works programmes in Namibia, Uganda and Zimbabwe, and general back-stopping services to projects in this region. Refresher Courses for Engineers and Technicians (Cambodia, May 1994). Carried out two one-week refresher courses in labour-based technology for road and irrigation engineers and technicians assigned to the Labour-based Public Works Programme in Cambodia. Course programme included topics such as project planning, management and supervision, labour-based roads works technology, appropriate choice and use of equipment, and labour issues. |
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Evaluation of the Feeder Roads Programme in Mozambique
(April 1994). ILO consultant in a four-member mission carrying out a mid-term review of
the labour-based Feeder Roads Programme in Mozambique. Evaluation of the Improvement and Implementation Capability of the Thana Infrastructure Programme in Bangladesh (October 1993). Team member in a three person mission evaluating the impact and performance of this project and providing recommendations for a follow-up project on rural accessibility planning at district level. Labour-based Road Technology Seminar - A Review of Current Practice (Harare, Zimbabwe, September 1993). Participated in the preparation and implementation of a regional seminar in Zimbabwe for labour-based road project experts and government officials from Sub-Saharan Africa, and finally prepared the report of the seminar proceedings. Development of Small Scale Labour-based Road Rehabilitation Contractors in Sierra Leone (January 1993). Leader of a two member mission to formulate and design a World Bank financed, US$ 6 million, project for the rehabilitation of feeder roads involving domestic small-scale contractors, using labour-based work methods. Project proposal describing training programme, contracts management procedures, involvement of local banks, work programme for construction works, equipment requirements, budget estimates, job descriptions for local and international staff, etc. |
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Evaluation cum Appraisal of WFP Assisted Rural Access
Road Development and Employment Creation Programme in Lesotho
(April 1993). Mission team member responsible for technical aspects related to the road construction and
maintenance works. Provided the technical assessment of the current programme
and prepared an outline for a follow-up programme detailing training requirements,
construction and maintenance work programmes, employment conditions, tools
and equipment, etc. Labour-based Road Technology Seminar - A Review of Current Practice (Mohales Hoek, Lesotho, March 1992). Participated in the preparation and implementation of a regional seminar for labour-based road project experts and government officials from Sub-Saharan Africa, and finally prepared the report of the seminar proceedings. Evaluation of the Monitoring System of the Special Publics Works Programme in Tanzania (May 1991). Reviewing and further developing the monitoring and evaluation system for this programme using a combination of manual and computerised methods. |
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Bjørn
Johannessen, 88/10 Moo 8 Sri Sachorakeh Yai, Bang Sao Tong 10540 Samut Prakan, Thailand
Mobile phone +66 85 1505550 |
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Last updated 4 July 2012.
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